Aligned Standard
ELA.EE.W.11-12.2.c: Use complete, simple sentences, as well as compound and other complex sentences as appropriate.
Grade Level Standard
This is aligned the following California State Standards:
- W.11-12.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
a. Introduce a topic or thesis statement; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. CA
b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
c. Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
d. Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.
e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Linkage Level Descriptions
Initial Precursor
The student can produce utterances comprised of two words that may include a number of linguistic structures.
Distal Precursor
The student can connect at least two or more words together when writing a text.
Proximal Precursor
The student can write coherent, semantically accurate, and grammatically correct simple sentences with a subject, verb, and object.
Target
The student can write coherent, semantically accurate, and grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Successor
The student can write grammatically correct compound-complex sentences by combining the elements of compound and complex sentences.